Dallas Stars (6-6-2) vs. Minnesota Wild (10-5)
November 18, 2021 8:00 pm EDT
The Line: Minnesota Wild -141 / Dallas Stars +120; Over/Under: -5.5
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The Dallas Stars and the Minnesota Wild meet in NHL action from the Xcel Energy Center on Thursday night.
The Dallas Stars will be out to build on a 5-2 win over Detroit in their last game. Miro Heiskanen has a team-high 13 points including 10 assists while Jason Robertson and Joe Pavelski each have 9 points with Robertson logging 6 assists while Pavelski has 4 goals and 5 assists. Ryan Suter and Tyler Seguin each have 8 points with Suter logging 6 assists while Seguin has a team-high 5 goals. Braden Holtby has a record of 2-4-1 in goal for Dallas, with a 2.54 GAA and a .918 save percentage while Anton Khudobin is 3-2-1 with a 3.03 GAA and an .897 save percentage this season.
The Minnesota Wild will look to bounce back from a 4-1 loss to the San Jose Sharks in theirlast game. Kirill Kaprizov and Ryan Hartman each have a team-high 11 points with Hartman logging a team-high 7 goals with 4 assists and a team-best +10 plus/minus rating while Kaprizov has a team-best 8 assists.Marcus Foligno also has 10 points split between 5 goals and 5 assists and Mats Zuccarello, Kevin Fiala and Matt Dumba each have 9 points with Fiala and Dumba each chipping in 7 helpers. Cam Talbot’s made the bulk of the starts in goal for Minnesota, going 8-4 with a 2.91 GAA and a .902 save percentage this season.
Dallas is 2-5 in their last 7 road games and 1-4 in their last 5 games against the Western Conference while the over is 6-0 in their last 6 games overall. Minnesota is 24-8 in their last 32 home games and 5-2 in their last 7 games overall while the over is 20-7 in their last 27 games against a team with a losing record.
Normally, when I see the Wild and Stars on the ice, I’d think to go to the under because these two have historically played a low-scoring, physical style of hockey. However, that hasn’t been the case this season as the Wild have put offense first and the Stars have started finding the back of the net with regularity. Give me the over in what should be an exciting game.
